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<figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#heart-berries" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/heart-berries-cover-641x1024.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">JAN</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>Heart Berries</span> By Terese Marie Mailhot </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection year-break"> <div class="card-sm__year"> 2019 Selections </div> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#circe" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/circe.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">DEC</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>Circe</span> By Madeline Miller </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#the-overstory" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/overstory.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">NOV</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>The Overstory</span> By Richard Powers </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#we-the-corporations" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/10/97816314954413-682x1024.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">OCT</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>We the Corporations</span> By Adam Winkler </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#conversations-with-friends" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/Conversations-with-Friends.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">SEP</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>Conversations with Friends</span> By Sally Rooney </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#the-woman-warrior" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/07/Thewomanwarrior.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">AUG</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>The Woman Warrior</span> By Maxine Hong Kingston </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#the-house-of-broken-angels" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/Urrea_HouseofBrokenAngelsFC1-425x637.jpeg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">JUL</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>The House of Broken Angels</span> By Luis Alberto Urrea </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#the-fifth-season" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/Jemisin_FifthSeason-TP-208x300.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">JUN</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>The Fifth Season</span> By N.K. Jemisin </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#an-odyssey" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/AN-ODYSSEY-425x656.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">MAY</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>An Odyssey</span> By Daniel Mendelsohn </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#brotopia" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/Brotopiasquare.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">APR</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>Brotopia</span> By Emily Chang </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#the-power" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/The-Power-Alderman-pbk-copy-425x638.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">MAR</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>The Power</span> By Naomi Alderman </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#the-wife" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/TheWife-672x1024.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">FEB</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>The Wife</span> By Meg Wolitzer </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#heart" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/12/HEART.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">JAN</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>Heart</span> By Sandeep Jauhar </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection year-break"> <div class="card-sm__year"> 2018 Selections </div> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#there-will-be-no-miracles-here" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/12/There-Will-Be-No-Miracles-Here-cover.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">DEC</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>There Will Be No Miracles Here</span> By Casey Gerald </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#a-separation" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/High-res-paperback-jacket-copy-.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">NOV</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>A Separation</span> By Katie Kitamura </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#american-wolf" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/09/American-Wolf-paperback-by-Nate-Blakeslee-copy.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">OCT</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>American Wolf</span> By Nate Blakeslee </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#earning-the-rockies" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/EARNING-THE-ROCKIES.Kaplan-copy.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">SEP</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>Earning the Rockies</span> By Robert D. Kaplan </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/WHAT-IT-MEANS-ppbk-high-res-jacket.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">AUG</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky</span> By Lesley Nneka Arimah </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#pachinko" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/Pachinko.jpg" 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src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/educated.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">MAY</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>Educated</span> By Tara Westover </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#the-death-and-life-of-the-great-lakes" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/03/greatlakes.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">APR</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>The Death and Life of the Great Lakes</span> By Dan Egan </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="selection "> <article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#exit-west" class="card-sm__img"> <div 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<article class="card-sm"> <figure class="card-sm__figure" > <a href="#sing-unburied-sing" class="card-sm__img"> <div class="card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="card-sm__img-bg" style="background-image: url('./assets/img/placeholder.jpg')"> <img src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/singunburiedsing.jpg" alt="No image"> <p class="card-sm__date">JAN</p> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="card-sm__body"> <p class="card-sm__meta"> <span>Sing, Unburied, Sing</span> By Jesmyn Ward </p> </div> </article> </div> </div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter nomadland"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">39</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> 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The nomads Bruder followed were usually workers who did not completely recover from the 2008 Recession. Without enough saved for Social Security, and unable to pay off their mortgages, they moved their lives into RVs and trailers, congregating in camps stretching from North Dakota to California to Texas.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/03/Nomadland-cover.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 15</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-2008-economic-crisis-created-a-new-wandering-tribe-of-seasonal-workers" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/04/nomadland-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/04/nomadland-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-2008-economic-crisis-created-a-new-wandering-tribe-of-seasonal-workers" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How the 2008 economic crisis created a ‘new wandering tribe’ of seasonal workers</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">The latest selection for our “Now Read This” book club, Jessica Bruder’s “Nomadland,” documents a growing phenomenon in the country — a "wandering tribe" of seasonal workers. It has inspired a new movie of the same name. The film was the big winner at the British Academy Film Awards, and has multiple Oscar nominations. Jeffrey Brown has the latest for our ongoing arts and culture series, CANVAS.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 14</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/watch-live-author-jessica-bruder-takes-your-questions-about-nomadland" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/04/BOOK-CLUB-LIVE-QA-GFX-002-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/04/BOOK-CLUB-LIVE-QA-GFX-002-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/watch-live-author-jessica-bruder-takes-your-questions-about-nomadland" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>WATCH: Author Jessica Bruder takes your questions about ‘Nomadland’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Bruder, a journalist, spent three years speaking to folks on the road to write the book, and lived briefly as a nomad herself. She joined PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown on Thursday to answer your questions about her reporting.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 14</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/watch-live-author-jessica-bruder-takes-your-questions-about-nomadland" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/04/BOOK-CLUB-LIVE-QA-GFX-002-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/04/BOOK-CLUB-LIVE-QA-GFX-002-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/watch-live-author-jessica-bruder-takes-your-questions-about-nomadland" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>WATCH LIVE: Author Jessica Bruder takes your questions about ‘Nomadlan</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author Jessica Bruder will join PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown on Thursday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. ET, to answer your questions about her book, "Nomadland,"</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 19</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-nomadland" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/03/GettyImages-1231599975-1200x753.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/03/GettyImages-1231599975-1200x753.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-nomadland" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Nomadland’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/nomadland-is-our-march-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/03/Nomadland-cover-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/03/Nomadland-cover-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/nomadland-is-our-march-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Nomadland’ is our March book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">The March and April selection for Now Read This is Jessica Bruder's “Nomadland,” which chronicles the growing community of transient older Americans who have taken to the road in search of seasonal work.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/nomadland-author-jessica-bruders-best-piece-of-writing-advice-didnt-come-from-a-writer" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/03/Bruder-Jessica-c-Todd-Gray1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/03/Bruder-Jessica-c-Todd-Gray1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">March 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/nomadland-author-jessica-bruders-best-piece-of-writing-advice-didnt-come-from-a-writer" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘Nomadland’ author Jessica Bruder’s best piece of writing advice didn’t come from a writer</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Journalist Jessica Bruder says she’s seen a lot of great writers’ advice over the years, but one trick that she particularly likes “wasn’t devised for writers.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter interior-chinatown"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div 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day playing “Kung Fu Guy,” which he sees as the “pinnacle” role he could be offered.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/02/FS-Interior-Chinatown-book-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 5</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-interior-chinatown" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/02/GettyImages-485744415-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/02/GettyImages-485744415-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-interior-chinatown" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Interior Chinatown’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/interior-chinatown-is-our-february-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div 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thus served as the inspiration for “Interior Chinatown” — plus some valuable advice his wife gave him while he was writing the book.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter trick-mirror"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">37</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-37">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-37 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<div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Trick Mirror’ by Jia Tolentino</h2> <p>“Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion,” is a collection of nine essays examining American life under late capitalism by Jia Tolentino. Her cultural criticism draws heavily on the internet and the myriad ways it shapes our lives.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/122420-TRICK-MIRROR-book-fly-jia-tolentino-EDIT-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-jia-tolentino-on-american-culture-through-the-prism-of-the-internet" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/01/nowreadthis-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/01/nowreadthis-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-jia-tolentino-on-american-culture-through-the-prism-of-the-internet" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Author Jia Tolentino on American culture through the prism of the internet</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">The January pick for our “Now Read This” book club was a book of essays exploring many aspects of American culture through the prism of the internet and social media. At age 32, author Jia Tolentino has gained acclaim as one of its most astute observers. She’s a also a staff writer for The New Yorker and “Trick Mirror” is her first book. Jeffrey Brown spoke to Tolentino to learn more.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 5</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-trick-mirror" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/01/GettyImages-764786083-1200x801.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2021/01/GettyImages-764786083-1200x801.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-trick-mirror" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Trick Mirror’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/trick-mirror-is-our-january-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/122420-TRICK-MIRROR-book-fly-jia-tolentino-EDIT-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/122420-TRICK-MIRROR-book-fly-jia-tolentino-EDIT-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/trick-mirror-is-our-january-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Trick Mirror’ is our January book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our January book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Jia Tolentino’s "Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion."</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-advice-that-freed-jia-tolentino-from-the-worst-traps-in-both-life-and-writing" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/Jia-Tolentino-c-Elena-Mudd-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/Jia-Tolentino-c-Elena-Mudd-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">January 19</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-advice-that-freed-jia-tolentino-from-the-worst-traps-in-both-life-and-writing" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>The advice that freed Jia Tolentino from ‘the worst traps in both life and writing’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">“That day freed me from one of the worst traps in both life and writing, where you talk or think about something for so long that you neglect your freedom to just go out and give it a try,” Tolentino said. Read more from Tolentino on how she spent time in solitude while working on “Trick Mirror,” as well as which works form her personal literary canon.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter severance"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">36</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-36">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-36 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<div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Severance’ by Ling Ma</h2> <p>“Severance” follows Candace Chen, a millennial with a corporate job in book publishing who finds herself among the last survivors of a devastating virus in a largely empty New York City.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/FS-SEVERANCE-book-fly-ling-ma.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/author-ling-ma-answers-your-questions-about-severance" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/Ma-Ling-c-Anjali-Pinto-use-for-SEVERANCE1-1200x830.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/Ma-Ling-c-Anjali-Pinto-use-for-SEVERANCE1-1200x830.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/author-ling-ma-answers-your-questions-about-severance" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Author Ling Ma answers your questions about ‘Severance’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">The author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club answered questions submitted by readers about her novel.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 24</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/3-films-that-inspired-ling-mas-severance" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/GettyImages-1262759350-1200x852.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/GettyImages-1262759350-1200x852.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/3-films-that-inspired-ling-mas-severance" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>3 films that inspired Ling Ma’s ‘Severance’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">When writing "Severance," author Ling Ma drew inspiration from various sources, including several films.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 18</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-the-walking-dead-and-a-terrence-malick-film-inspired-this-writers-first-book" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/GettyImages-1067646712-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/GettyImages-1067646712-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-the-walking-dead-and-a-terrence-malick-film-inspired-this-writers-first-book" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How ‘The Walking Dead’ and a Terrence Malick film inspired this writer’s first book</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">"I thought I could somehow bridge the two," Ling Ma recently told the PBS NewsHour of her novel "Severance." "What if Terrence Malick directed a zombie B movie and this was the voiceover? Would that be in bad taste?"</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 4</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-severance" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/GettyImages-1215548843-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/GettyImages-1215548843-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-severance" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Severance’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/severance-is-our-december-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/FS-SEVERANCE-book-fly-ling-ma-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/FS-SEVERANCE-book-fly-ling-ma-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/severance-is-our-december-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Severance’ is our December book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our December book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Ling Ma’s “Severance,” a satirical novel that takes place during a global pandemic.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-the-final-days-of-an-office-job-inspired-this-apocalyptic-novel" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/GettyImages-1229135299-1200x834.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/GettyImages-1229135299-1200x834.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">December 9</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-the-final-days-of-an-office-job-inspired-this-apocalyptic-novel" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How the final days of an office job inspired this apocalyptic novel</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">“In the beginning, the writing routine sprang from the rhythms and trappings of the office, even as fewer employees showed up and it became deserted,” Ma recently told the PBS NewsHour. After her office closed, she continued writing as she lived off unemployment benefits, one freelance assignment and her own severance package. Ma shares more on her writing routine and sources of inspiration.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter the-poet-x"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">35</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-35">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-35 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#the-poet-x</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘The Poet X’ by Elizabeth Acevedo</h2> <p>The verse novel chronicles 15-year-old Xiomara Batista’s struggle to adapt to the physical and emotional changes that come with adolescence, and how she finds an outlet in slam poetry.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/10/FS-BOOK-The-Poet-by-Elizabeth-Acevedo.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-elizabeth-acevedo-on-writing-a-coming-of-age-novel-written-in-verse" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/nrt-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/12/nrt-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-elizabeth-acevedo-on-writing-a-coming-of-age-novel-written-in-verse" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Author Elizabeth Acevedo on writing a coming-of-age novel</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This," is "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo. She spoke to Jeffrey Brown about finding her voice through poetry and why she wrote a novel in verse.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-writing-her-first-novel-this-poet-turned-to-her-high-school-journal" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/11/GettyImages-172658737-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/11/GettyImages-172658737-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-writing-her-first-novel-this-poet-turned-to-her-high-school-journal" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>In writing her first novel, this poet turned to her high school journal</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">“I wanted to make sure that emotionally, tonally, and in terms of the language of experience of the character that I didn’t stray from the heart of the story in trying to impress readers with my verse,” she wrote. You’ll find more insight on “In Translation” in Acevedo’s annotations.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 3</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-poet-x" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/11/GettyImages-867969112-1024x669.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/11/GettyImages-867969112-1024x669.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-poet-x" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘The Poet X’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-poet-x-is-our-november-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/10/FS-BOOK-The-Poet-by-Elizabeth-Acevedo-1024x576.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/10/FS-BOOK-The-Poet-by-Elizabeth-Acevedo-1024x576.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-poet-x-is-our-november-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘The Poet X’ is our November book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our November book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Elizabeth Acevedo’s “The Poet X”.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-poetry-helped-elizabeth-acevedo-know-when-to-stop-writing" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/11/AcevedoElizabeth-ap1-c-1200x877.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/11/AcevedoElizabeth-ap1-c-1200x877.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">November 10</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-poetry-helped-elizabeth-acevedo-know-when-to-stop-writing" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How poetry helped Elizabeth Acevedo know when to stop writing</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Acevedo said the practice of “reaching closure in poems” helped her realize when “The Poet X” was finished, as she “could sense when the project had said all I needed to say.” Hear more from Acevedo , including on her routine and favorite childhood books.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter helping-children-succeed"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">34</span> </div> <div class="share"> 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data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/Helping-Children-Succeed-Book-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-pandemic-could-cause-significant-learning-loss-for-students" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/11/nrt_paultough-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/11/nrt_paultough-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-pandemic-could-cause-significant-learning-loss-for-students" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How the pandemic could cause significant ‘learning loss’ for students</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">The coronavirus pandemic has upended American life. What are its consequences for the education realm, which is already characterized by major inequalities? Tough joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss troubling trends in K-12 and higher education.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-researchers-who-can-help-us-understand-how-children-succeed" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/10/GettyImages-1263061836-1024x683.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/10/GettyImages-1263061836-1024x683.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-researchers-who-can-help-us-understand-how-children-succeed" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>5 researchers who can help us understand how children succeed</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">When Paul Tough first began reporting on the skills that help children succeed both in and out of the classroom, he drew upon an already robust body of research on the subject.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 23</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-study-that-helped-this-reporter-understand-student-success" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/classroom-1200x801.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/classroom-1200x801.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-study-that-helped-this-reporter-understand-student-success" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The study that helped this reporter understand student success</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">What should teachers do to help their students succeed? That was a central question that journalist Paul Tough was trying to answer when he came across an innovative study in 2013.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 8</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-helping-children-succeed" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/10/GettyImages-1277425316-1200x701.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/10/GettyImages-1277425316-1200x701.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-helping-children-succeed" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Helping Children Succeed’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/our-october-book-is-helping-children-succeed" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/Helping-Children-Succeed-Book-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/Helping-Children-Succeed-Book-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/our-october-book-is-helping-children-succeed" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Helping Children Succeed’ is our October book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our October pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Paul Tough’s “Helping Children Succeed”, which looks at the unique challenges that children dealing with adversity face when they enter the classroom, and how teachers and policymakers can work to improve these students’ chances at success.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-this-reporter-learned-to-love-nosy-questions" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/10/GettyImages-840602536-1200x801.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/10/GettyImages-840602536-1200x801.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">October 21</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-this-reporter-learned-to-love-nosy-questions" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How this reporter learned to love nosy questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">When Paul Tough was first starting out as a self-described “young and uptight” reporter, he found it “distressingly hard to ask people questions that struck me as potentially awkward or personal.” Tough shares Ira Glass’ advice and some favorite reads.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter beaten-down-worked-up"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky 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<div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’ by Steven Greenhouse</h2> <p>“Beaten Down, Worked Up,” which traces the history of the labor movement in the United States, and considers the factors that led to a significant decline in worker bargaining power in recent decades.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/FS-BEATEN-DOWN-WORKED-UP-BOOK-FLY-steven-greenhouse.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-steven-greenhouse-answers-your-questions-about-beaten-down-worked-up" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/FS-BEATEN-DOWN-WORKED-UP-BOOK-FLY-steven-greenhouse-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/FS-BEATEN-DOWN-WORKED-UP-BOOK-FLY-steven-greenhouse-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-steven-greenhouse-answers-your-questions-about-beaten-down-worked-up" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Author Steven Greenhouse answers your questions about ‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Steven Greenhouse, author of our September pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Beaten Down, Worked Up.”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 23</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-one-historic-labor-strike-embodies-the-fight-for-dignity" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/GettyImages-514871424-1200x798.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/GettyImages-514871424-1200x798.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-one-historic-labor-strike-embodies-the-fight-for-dignity" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How one historic labor strike embodies the fight for dignity</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Hear from Greenhouse about his reporting, as well as King’s lesson that “all labor that uplifts humanity has dignity,” in an annotated excerpt from the book.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 14</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-this-labor-reporter-is-always-writing-for-the-reader" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/SteveGreenhouseAuthorPhoto-Photo-%C2%A9-Michael-Lionstar-2019--1024x877.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/SteveGreenhouseAuthorPhoto-Photo-%C2%A9-Michael-Lionstar-2019--1024x877.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-this-labor-reporter-is-always-writing-for-the-reader" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Why this labor reporter is always ‘writing for the reader’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">“I try to keep whatever I write interesting and informative throughout, and hopefully at times it’s even captivating and entertaining,” Greenhouse said. More on his writing routine and sources of inspiration.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 11</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-beaten-down-worked-up" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/GettyImages-1169394014_cropped-1200x653.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/GettyImages-1169394014_cropped-1200x653.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-beaten-down-worked-up" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for 'Beaten Down, Worked Up'</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Greenhouse will answer reader questions about “Beaten Down, Worked Up” on the PBS NewsHour at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/beaten-down-worked-up-is-our-september-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/FS-BEATEN-DOWN-WORKED-UP-BOOK-FLY-steven-greenhouse-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/FS-BEATEN-DOWN-WORKED-UP-BOOK-FLY-steven-greenhouse-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/beaten-down-worked-up-is-our-september-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>'Beaten Down, Worked Up' is our September book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Steven Greenhouse’s “Beaten Down, Worked Up” traces the history of the labor movement in the United States, and considers the factors that led to a significant decline in worker bargaining power in recent decades.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/7-books-that-dive-into-the-long-history-of-americas-labor-movement" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/GettyImages-1204314560-1200x744.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/GettyImages-1204314560-1200x744.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">September 7</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/7-books-that-dive-into-the-long-history-of-americas-labor-movement" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>7 books that dive into the long history of America’s labor movement</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Steven Greenhouse, author of “Beaten Down, Worked Up,” recommends these books for a sweeping history of labor in the U.S., as well as stories of specific campaigns and leaders.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter beijing-payback"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">32</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-32">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-32 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#beijing-payback</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" 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class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/beijing-Book_GFX-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/learning-to-see-the-united-states-through-chinese-eyes" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/GettyImages-865402794-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/09/GettyImages-865402794-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/learning-to-see-the-united-states-through-chinese-eyes" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How living in China showed me what the U.S. looks like to other people</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">"There is a feeling unavailable to people who were born in the United States: None of us can know what it’s like to come from a country that’s not the richest and most powerful country in the world," writes "Beijing Payback" author Daniel Nieh.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-daniel-nieh-answers-your-questions-about-beijing-payback" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/08/danielniegh-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/08/danielniegh-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-daniel-nieh-answers-your-questions-about-beijing-payback" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Author Daniel Nieh answers your questions about ‘Beijing Payback’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Daniel Nieh, author of our August pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Beijing Payback.”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 14</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-this-novel-about-a-beijing-crime-syndicate-starts-in-a-california-suburb" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/08/GettyImages-1154181984-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/08/GettyImages-1154181984-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-this-novel-about-a-beijing-crime-syndicate-starts-in-a-california-suburb" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Why this novel about a Beijing crime syndicate starts in a California suburb</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Nieh told the PBS NewsHour that San Gabriel Valley — which is home to one of the largest Chinese communities in the United States — and more specifically San Dimas, was “an irresistible choice” for the setting of Victor’s sheltered childhood.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 10</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-beijing-payback" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/08/GettyImages-688648626-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/08/GettyImages-688648626-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-beijing-payback" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Beijing Payback’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 31</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/beijing-payback-is-our-august-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/beijing-Book_GFX-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/beijing-Book_GFX-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/beijing-payback-is-our-august-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Beijing Payback’ is our August book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our August book club pick for Now Read This is Daniel Nieh’s “Beijing Payback”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-this-writer-and-translator-tapped-into-the-language-of-sports-for-his-thriller" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/Daniel-Nieh-author-photo-CREDIT-Steven-Patenaude-1200x1650.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/Daniel-Nieh-author-photo-CREDIT-Steven-Patenaude-1200x1650.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">August 10</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-this-writer-and-translator-tapped-into-the-language-of-sports-for-his-thriller" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How this writer and translator tapped into the ‘language of sports’ for his thriller</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">As a Chinese-English language translator, writer Daniel Nieh is well accustomed to thinking in two different languages and straddling the customs and cultures of both East and West. While living in Beijing in 2009, he was inspired to write a page from the perspective of a Chinese-American football player who also spoke a different kind of language.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter citizen:-an-american-lyric"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">31</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-31">Copy URL</button> <div 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class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-claudia-rankine-answers-your-questions-about-citizen" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/NRT-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/NRT-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-claudia-rankine-answers-your-questions-about-citizen" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Author Claudia Rankine answers your questions about ‘Citizen’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Claudia Rankine, author of our July pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Citizen: An American Lyric.”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-this-poet-shows-the-way-racism-hits-the-body" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/GettyImages-1216300652-1200x801.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/GettyImages-1216300652-1200x801.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-this-poet-shows-the-way-racism-hits-the-body" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How this poet shows the way ‘racism hits the body’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">In her book “Citizen,” the poet Claudia Rankine aims to show readers how Black people experience racism in their everyday lives. And to help tell that story, she reached out to visual artists.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 7</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-citizen" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/GettyImages-1020800584-1200x799.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/GettyImages-1020800584-1200x799.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-citizen" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Citizen’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/citizen-is-our-july-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/GettyImages-873844238-1200x727.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/GettyImages-873844238-1200x727.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/citizen-is-our-july-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Citizen’ is our July book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our July book club pick for Now Read This is Claudia Rankine's "Citizen: An American Lyric"</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-a-natural-disaster-prompted-this-poet-to-focus-on-race-in-america" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/Author_Photo_of_Claudia_Rankine-1200x866.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/07/Author_Photo_of_Claudia_Rankine-1200x866.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">July 13</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-a-natural-disaster-prompted-this-poet-to-focus-on-race-in-america" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How a natural disaster prompted this poet to focus on race in America</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Rankine writes about police brutality, as well as many of the other forms of racism that Black Americans encounter in their everyday lives. She told the NewsHour she was prompted to consider these themes in her work after Hurricane Katrina devastated Black communities in 2005.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter american-spy"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">30</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-30">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-30 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#american-spy</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘American Spy’ by Lauren Wilkinson</h2> <p>Set in 1986, the novel follows Marie Mitchell, a young black officer with the FBI who joins a task force aimed at undermining Thomas Sankara, the then-president of Burkina Faso. When she finds herself involved in a plot to overthrow Sankara, she begins to reconsider what it means to be a good American and a spy.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/AMERICAN-SPY-book-fly-lauren-wilkinson-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 17</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-the-author-of-american-spy-recommends-this-1920s-novel-about-a-secret-identity" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/Herron1-jumbo-1024x683.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/Herron1-jumbo-1024x683.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-the-author-of-american-spy-recommends-this-1920s-novel-about-a-secret-identity" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Why the author of 'American Spy' recommends this 1920s novel about a secret identity</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Wilkinson talks about other sources of inspiration, and how she came to write “American Spy” as her debut novel.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 8</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-american-spy" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/GettyImages-565293775-1200x797.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/GettyImages-565293775-1200x797.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-american-spy" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for 'American Spy'</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/american-spy-is-our-june-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/AMERICAN-SPY-book-fly-lauren-wilkinson-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/AMERICAN-SPY-book-fly-lauren-wilkinson-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/american-spy-is-our-june-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘American Spy’ is our June book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our June book club pick is a thrilling story about an intelligence officer who navigates love, family and duty in the years leading up to the end of the Cold War.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/for-her-spy-novel-lauren-wilkinson-knew-she-needed-an-exciting-first-chapter" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/GettyImages-76185170-1-1200x825.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/GettyImages-76185170-1-1200x825.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">June 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/for-her-spy-novel-lauren-wilkinson-knew-she-needed-an-exciting-first-chapter" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>For her spy novel, Lauren Wilkinson knew she needed an exciting first chapter</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Lauren Wilkinson’s “American Spy” is a contemporary take on a classic spy novel, but it originally started as a graduate school assignment: She was prompted to write a short story about the suburbs, and chose Connecticut as the setting.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter the-street"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">29</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-29">Copy URL</button> 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Set in World War II era Harlem, it centers on the life of Lutie Johnson. Petry's novel is a commentary on the social injustices that confronted her character, Lutie Johnson, as a single black mother in this time period.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/Book_GFX-The-Street_Ann-Petry-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-covers-that-show-how-ann-petrys-the-street-was-depicted-over-time" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/Petry-1024x806.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/06/Petry-1024x806.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-covers-that-show-how-ann-petrys-the-street-was-depicted-over-time" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>5 book covers that show how Ann Petry’s ‘The Street’ was depicted over time</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Ann Petry’s “The Street” was the first novel by a black woman to sell more than a million copies. But over the years, not all of its covers conveyed the complex themes of race and class.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 27</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/tayari-jones-answers-your-questions-about-the-street" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/NRT_tayarijones-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/NRT_tayarijones-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/tayari-jones-answers-your-questions-about-the-street" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Tayari Jones answers your questions about ‘The Street’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author Tayari Jones wrote the introduction to a new edition of Ann Petry's 1946 novel "The Street," our May pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. Jones joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about the "The Street," and Jeff announces the June book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 18</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-a-1946-novel-resonates-with-todays-working-class-struggles" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/2020-02-04T041407Z_405579392_MT1USATODAY13994428_RTRMADP_3_762-UNIVERSITY-OF-IOWA-STUDENTS-CAUCUS-MONDAY-FEB-3-1024x662.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/2020-02-04T041407Z_405579392_MT1USATODAY13994428_RTRMADP_3_762-UNIVERSITY-OF-IOWA-STUDENTS-CAUCUS-MONDAY-FEB-3-1024x662.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-a-1946-novel-resonates-with-todays-working-class-struggles" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Why a 1946 novel resonates with today’s working-class struggles</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">In Ann Petry’s 1946 novel “The Street,” which chronicles an African American woman’s pursuit of the American dream, the main character’s predicament is not unlike that of many workers today.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 5</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-street" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/GettyImages-595695589-1200x914.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/GettyImages-595695589-1200x914.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-street" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘The Street’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Tayari Jones, author of an “American Marriage,” on our Google form. Jones will answer reader questions about the enduring relevance of “The Street” which was originally published in 1946, on the PBS NewsHour at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-street-is-our-may-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/Book_GFX-The-Street_Ann-Petry-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/Book_GFX-The-Street_Ann-Petry-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-street-is-our-may-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘The Street’ is our May book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">“The Street” by Ann Petry is the May pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-tayari-jones-discovered-an-undersung-american-masterpiece" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/Tayari_Jones_credit-Nina-Subin-HI-RES-1024x714.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/05/Tayari_Jones_credit-Nina-Subin-HI-RES-1024x714.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">May 8</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-tayari-jones-discovered-an-undersung-american-masterpiece" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How Tayari Jones discovered an ‘undersung American masterpiece’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Jones, who is the author of “An American Marriage” and several other novels, writes with a typewriter and keeps a couple of pens filled at her desk most of the time. She shares more on her writing routine, as well as the books she’s drawn inspiration from over the years, below.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter disappearing-earth"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">28</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-28">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-28 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#disappearing-earth</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Disappearing Earth’ by Julia Phillips</h2> <p>Set on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, a region where social and ethnic tensions have long shaped the lives of the residents there, Phillips’ novel follows a cast of characters who are connected by the crime. The mysterious disappearance of the Golosovsky sisters one summer day ignites an onslaught of media attention that lays bare the broader tensions, particularly for women who feel their struggles have not been given equal notice.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/FS-BOOK-Disappearing-Earth-_-Julia-Phillips-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/disappearing-earth-author-julia-phillips-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/juliaphillipsNRT-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/juliaphillipsNRT-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/disappearing-earth-author-julia-phillips-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Disappearing Earth’ author Julia Phillips answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Julia Phillips, author of our April pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Disappearing Earth,” and Jeff announces the May book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 24</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/these-photos-helped-julia-phillips-capture-one-of-the-most-beautiful-places-in-the-world" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/020619web-1200x831.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/020619web-1200x831.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/these-photos-helped-julia-phillips-capture-one-of-the-most-beautiful-places-in-the-world" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>These photos helped Julia Phillips capture ‘one of the most beautiful places in the world’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">More than a decade ago now, I started to dream of writing a book set in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. That region, 4,200 miles east of Moscow, is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It hangs off the edge of the country into the Bering Strait. It’s packed with volcanoes, geysers and natural wonders – I couldn’t wait to go.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 17</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-disappearing-earth-begins-with-a-tale-of-natural-disaster" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/GettyImages-961662754-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/GettyImages-961662754-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-disappearing-earth-begins-with-a-tale-of-natural-disaster" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Why ‘Disappearing Earth’ begins with a tale of natural disaster</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">“The whole book rests on this story one sister tells another about a town that vanished, swept away by a giant wave,” Phillips wrote. “That’s our chunk of disappearing earth.”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 7</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-disappearing-earth" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/GettyImages-755740457-1200x735.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/GettyImages-755740457-1200x735.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-disappearing-earth" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Disappearing Earth’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 31</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/disappearing-earth-is-our-april-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/FS-BOOK-Disappearing-Earth-_-Julia-Phillips-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/FS-BOOK-Disappearing-Earth-_-Julia-Phillips-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/disappearing-earth-is-our-april-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Disappearing Earth’ is our April book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our April book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Julia Phillips’ “Disappearing Earth,” a novel about a community’s reckoning with the sudden disappearance of two young girls.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-a-writer-traveled-to-a-far-off-russian-peninsula-for-her-debut-novel" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/Phillips-Julia-c-Nina-Subin__cropped-1200x889.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/04/Phillips-Julia-c-Nina-Subin__cropped-1200x889.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">April 10</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-a-writer-traveled-to-a-far-off-russian-peninsula-for-her-debut-novel" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Why a writer traveled to a far-off Russian peninsula for her debut novel</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Phillips shares her writing routine, sources of inspiration, and the process of writing “Disappearing Earth”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter inheritance"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div 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<div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Inheritance’ by Dani Shapiro</h2> <p>After submitting her DNA for analysis to an ancestry website in 2016, Dani Shapiro received a piece of news that rocked her to the core: The man who had raised her, her now-deceased father, was not her biological kin.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/Book-Fly-_-Inheritance-_-Dani-Shapiro-1024x576.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 31</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/inheritance-author-dani-shapiro-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/NRTshapiro-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/NRTshapiro-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/inheritance-author-dani-shapiro-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Inheritance’ author Dani Shapiro answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Dani Shapiro, author of our March pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on "Inheritance," and Jeff announces the April book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 16</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/dani-shapiro-on-how-a-dna-test-flooded-every-corner-with-truth-and-shaped-her-writing" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/Dani-and-Paul_cropped.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/Dani-and-Paul_cropped.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/dani-shapiro-on-how-a-dna-test-flooded-every-corner-with-truth-and-shaped-her-writing" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Dani Shapiro on how a DNA test ‘flooded every corner’ with truth -- and shaped her writing</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Years after her dad died, Dani Shapiro found out he was not her biological father. But she had long sought to better understand him through her writing before that moment.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 5</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-inheritance" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/1966-D-Hawaii_0001-1200x805.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/03/1966-D-Hawaii_0001-1200x805.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-inheritance" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for 'Inheritance'</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our March 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Dani Shapiro’s “Inheritance.”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/inheritance-is-our-march-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/Book-Fly-_-Inheritance-_-Dani-Shapiro-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/Book-Fly-_-Inheritance-_-Dani-Shapiro-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/inheritance-is-our-march-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Inheritance’ is our March book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Our March book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Dani Shapiro’s “Inheritance”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-a-surprising-dna-test-inspired-this-writers-memoir" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/Shapiro-c-Michael-Maren-002_full-1200x814.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/Shapiro-c-Michael-Maren-002_full-1200x814.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">March 6</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-a-surprising-dna-test-inspired-this-writers-memoir" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How a surprising DNA test inspired this writer’s memoir</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Our March pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Dani Shapiro’s “Inheritance.” Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. Learn more about the book club here. For Dani Shapiro, finding out that the father who had raised her was not, in fact, her biological dad “was such an impossible thing to learn, in midlife.” The unexpected results</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter american-prison"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">26</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-26">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-26 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#american-prison</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘American Prison’ by Shane Bauer</h2> <p>“American Prison” draws from Bauer’s own experience working undercover as an entry-level prison guard at Louisiana’s Winn Correctional Center while on assignment as a senior reporter for Mother Jones. His book weaves together his own stories of working with Winn corrections officers and prisoners, along with the history of for-profit incarceration in the U.S.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/FS-BOOK-American-Prison.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 26</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-ways-prisoners-were-used-for-profit-throughout-u-s-history" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/4a17926u_big-1200x765.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/4a17926u_big-1200x765.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-ways-prisoners-were-used-for-profit-throughout-u-s-history" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>5 ways prisoners were used for profit throughout U.S. history</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">"American Prison" author Shane Bauer highlights a few key moments in the history of prison-as-profit in America, drawing from research he conducted for the book.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 18</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/author-shane-bauer-on-being-both-prisoner-and-prison-guard" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/Art-01-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/Art-01-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/author-shane-bauer-on-being-both-prisoner-and-prison-guard" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Author Shane Bauer on being both prisoner and prison guard</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">“Power struggles in prison are sometimes overtly violent, but mostly they are psychological and subtle,” he said.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 4</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-american-prison" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/GettyImages-894670852-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/GettyImages-894670852-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-american-prison" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for 'American Prison'</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/american-prison-is-our-february-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/FS-BOOK-American-Prison-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/FS-BOOK-American-Prison-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/american-prison-is-our-february-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘American Prison’ is our February book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">“American Prison” draws from Bauer’s own experience working undercover as a prison guard at Louisiana's Winnfield Correctional Center while on assignment as a senior reporter for Mother Jones.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-the-author-of-american-prison-embraces-peoples-contradictions" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/Shane-Bauer-credit-Ted-Ely1-1200x982.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/Shane-Bauer-credit-Ted-Ely1-1200x982.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">February 10</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-the-author-of-american-prison-embraces-peoples-contradictions" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Why the author of ‘American Prison’ embraces people’s contradictions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">“It will make your writing much better in the end,” says Shane Bauer.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter heart-berries"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">25</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-25">Copy URL</button> <div 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Her collected essays address the trauma experienced by indigenous people across generations, as well as the author’s own struggles with mental illness.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/FS-HEART-BERRIES-BOOK-COVER-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/heart-berries-author-terese-marie-mailhot-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/20200129_readthis-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/20200129_readthis-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/heart-berries-author-terese-marie-mailhot-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Heart Berries’ author Terese Marie Mailhot answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Terese Marie Mailhot, author of our January pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Heart Berries,” and Jeff announces the February book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/these-photos-helped-the-author-of-heart-berries-mine-her-memory" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/mailhot_baby.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/mailhot_baby.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/these-photos-helped-the-author-of-heart-berries-mine-her-memory" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>These photos helped the author of 'Heart Berries' mine her memory</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">“Photographs informed parts of the book my memory could not retrieve,” said Terese Marie Mailhot.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 24</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-terese-marie-mailhot-came-to-terms-with-her-fathers-life-and-death" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/GettyImages-976184468-1200x801.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/GettyImages-976184468-1200x801.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-terese-marie-mailhot-came-to-terms-with-her-fathers-life-and-death" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How Terese Marie Mailhot came to terms with her father’s life and death</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">The stories I wrote about him always had murky endings, where you could tell the protagonist had unfinished business with him, and that she had been hurt,” said the author of "Heart Berries."</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 6</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-heart-berries" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/authorp-002.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/authorp-002.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-heart-berries" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Heart Berries’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 31</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/heart-berries-is-our-january-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/FS-HEART-BERRIES-BOOK-COVER-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/FS-HEART-BERRIES-BOOK-COVER-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/heart-berries-is-our-january-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Heart Berries’ is our January book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce our first book club pick for the new year: Terese Marie Mailhot’s “Heart Berries.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-terese-marie-mailhot-stopped-writing-what-other-people-wanted" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/GettyImages-89830371-1200x803.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/01/GettyImages-89830371-1200x803.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">January 13</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-terese-marie-mailhot-stopped-writing-what-other-people-wanted" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How Terese Marie Mailhot stopped writing what other people wanted</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">"I found myself writing the book professors wanted me to write," said author Mailhot, before she decided to strip her "fiction for the truth." Leaving expectations behind, she wrote a memoir, "Heart Berries," because, she said, you have to deal with your history "or it will consume you."</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter circe"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">24</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-24">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-24 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<div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Circe’ by Madeline Miller</h2> <p>The novel that reimagines the story of Circe, a lesser-known and yet much-reviled goddess and witch from the Greek epic poem "The Odyssey."</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/FS-CIRCE-book-cover.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 31</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-artists-have-depicted-circes-power-through-time" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/Waterhouse_JW_-_The_Sorceress_1913.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/Waterhouse_JW_-_The_Sorceress_1913.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-artists-have-depicted-circes-power-through-time" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How artists have depicted Circe’s power through time</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here's a small sampling of the goddess' rich visual history, from ancient Greece to contemporary America.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/circe-author-madeline-miller-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/FS-CIRCE-book-cover.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/FS-CIRCE-book-cover.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/circe-author-madeline-miller-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Circe’ author Madeline Miller answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Madeline Miller, author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Circe,” and Jeff announces the January book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 26</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-circe-this-witch-is-more-artist-than-immortal" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/circewitch1-1200x932.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/circewitch1-1200x932.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-circe-this-witch-is-more-artist-than-immortal" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>In 'Circe,' this witch is more artist than immortal</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author Madeline Miller reimagined a reviled minor goddess from the "Odyssey" into a powerful figure who finds herself through hard work and dedication.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 26</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-circe-this-witch-is-more-artist-than-immortal" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/circewitch1-1200x932.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/circewitch1-1200x932.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-circe-this-witch-is-more-artist-than-immortal" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>In ‘Circe,’ this witch is more artist than immortal</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author Madeline Miller reimagined a reviled minor goddess from the "Odyssey" into a powerful figure who finds herself through hard work and dedication.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 9</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-circe" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/Edward_Burne-Jones_-_The_Wine_of_Circe_1900-1200x809.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/Edward_Burne-Jones_-_The_Wine_of_Circe_1900-1200x809.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-circe" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Circe’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. She will answer reader questions on the PBS NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 3</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/circe-is-our-december-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/FS-CIRCE-book-cover-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/FS-CIRCE-book-cover-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/circe-is-our-december-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Circe’ is our December book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce our December pick for “Now Read This,” our book club in partnership with The New York Times. It’s Madeline Miller’s “Circe,” a novel that reimagines the story of a lesser-known and yet much-reviled goddess and witch from the Greek epic poem “The Odyssey.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/for-madeline-miller-writing-is-like-descending-to-the-bottom-of-the-ocean" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/MadelineMiller_creditNinaSubin-1200x825.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/12/MadelineMiller_creditNinaSubin-1200x825.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">December 13</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/for-madeline-miller-writing-is-like-descending-to-the-bottom-of-the-ocean" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>For Madeline Miller, writing is 'like descending to the bottom of the ocean'</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Before she was the author of the best-selling novel "Circe," Miller believed that she had to write around the clock. Now, she says, “Discipline is important, but so is taking a breath and looking around."</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter the-overstory"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">23</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-23">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-23 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#the-overstory</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘The Overstory’ by Richard Powers</h2> <p>In a review of the book in The New York Times Book Review, author Barbara Kingsolver writes that "The Overstory" is "a delightfully choreographed, ultimately breathtaking hoodwink" that seems to be a book about people but is actually about trees -- and reimagining how we relate to them. </p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/10/FS-The-Overstory-Book-Cover.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/loved-the-overstory-richard-powers-recommends-26-other-books-on-trees" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/01/RTR4LA9K-1024x598.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/01/RTR4LA9K-1024x598.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/loved-the-overstory-richard-powers-recommends-26-other-books-on-trees" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Loved ‘The Overstory’? Richard Powers recommends 26 other books on trees</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Powers shares his bibliography for “The Overstory” – 26 books that contain a wide range of information about trees, from how the American Chestnut disappeared to histories of radical forest activism.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 20</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-americas-perfect-tree-was-nearly-wiped-out" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/chestnutgettyimages-499785474_720.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/chestnutgettyimages-499785474_720.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-americas-perfect-tree-was-nearly-wiped-out" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How ‘America’s perfect tree’ was nearly wiped out</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Powers annotates the beginning of the first chapter of “The Overstory,” whose first line, about chestnuts, is adapted from the journal of Henry David Thoreau.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 7</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-overstory" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/09/GettyImages-553197789-1024x683.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/09/GettyImages-553197789-1024x683.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-overstory" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for 'The Overstory'</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">"The Overstory" is our November book club for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This"</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-overstory-is-our-november-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/10/FS-The-Overstory-Book-Cover-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/10/FS-The-Overstory-Book-Cover-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-overstory-is-our-november-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>'The Overstory' is our November book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">"The Overstory" is a novel about trees, activism and our relationship to the natural world. </p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-richard-powers-compares-his-writing-process-to-a-petri-dish" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" 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<div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘We the Corporations’ by Adam Winkler</h2> <p>Winkler, a professor of law at University of California, Los Angeles, argues that the question of constitutional rights for corporations began long before the controversial Citizens United decision. (In 2010, the Supreme Court ruled the government could not keep corporations or unions from spending money to influence elections.)</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/09/FS-WE-THE-CORPORATIONS-book-adam-winkler-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-advocates-and-crusaders-who-helped-define-corporate-rights" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/10/46663v.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/10/46663v.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-advocates-and-crusaders-who-helped-define-corporate-rights" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>5 advocates and crusaders who helped define corporate rights</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Long before there were calls to break up Silicon Valley’s biggest companies, long before the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010, corporations had gained significant rights and powerful influence in the United States. “We the Corporations” author Adam Winkler shares five people who battled for and against those rights.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 15</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-one-corporation-exploited-the-amendment-that-was-meant-to-protect-former-slaves" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/01/2677850smaller1-1024x471.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/01/2677850smaller1-1024x471.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-one-corporation-exploited-the-amendment-that-was-meant-to-protect-former-slaves" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How one corporation exploited the amendment that was meant to protect former slaves</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Corporations have often leveraged progressive reforms to serve the ends of business, says author Adam Winkler. "Perhaps more surprising is that corporations have also been innovators in constitutional law." </p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-we-the-corporations" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/12/RTR2WL0V-1024x681.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/12/RTR2WL0V-1024x681.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-we-the-corporations" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘We the Corporations’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Adam Winkler on our Google form here. Winkler will answer reader questions on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/we-the-corporations-is-our-october-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/09/FS-WE-THE-CORPORATIONS-book-adam-winkler-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/09/FS-WE-THE-CORPORATIONS-book-adam-winkler-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/we-the-corporations-is-our-october-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘We the Corporations’ is our October book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author Adam Winkler argues that the issue of constitutional rights for corporations began long before Citizens United.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-author-adam-winkler-doesnt-wait-for-inspiration-to-start-writing" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/10/GettyImages-1130675680-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/10/GettyImages-1130675680-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">October 8</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-author-adam-winkler-doesnt-wait-for-inspiration-to-start-writing" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Why author Adam Winkler doesn't wait for inspiration to start writing</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">"I sit down at the computer every weekday morning and begin to write, even if I feel blocked or don’t have much to say," says Winkler, author of "We the Corporations."</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter conversations-with-friends"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">21</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn 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It’s a novel about belonging and growing up, about bad decisions and human nature, and about how the world doesn’t always fit into the archetypes we’ve seen or read.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/FS-Conversation-w-Friends-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/conversations-with-friends-author-sally-rooney-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/09/NowReadThis-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/09/NowReadThis-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/conversations-with-friends-author-sally-rooney-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Conversations with Friends’ author Sally Rooney answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Sally Rooney, author of our September pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Conversations with Friends,” and Jeff announces the October book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 17</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-sally-rooney-forces-herself-to-slow-down-as-she-writes" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/09/monkstown-1024x768.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/09/monkstown-1024x768.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-sally-rooney-forces-herself-to-slow-down-as-she-writes" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Why Sally Rooney forces herself to slow down as she writes</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">“I find that when I force myself to slow the pace down a little, I can discover sensory and psychological details I missed or elided in the first draft,” says Rooney, author of "Conversations with Friends."</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-conversations-with-friends" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/Sally-Rooney-credit-Jonny-L-Davies-1200x1500.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/Sally-Rooney-credit-Jonny-L-Davies-1200x1500.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-conversations-with-friends" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Conversations with Friends’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/conversations-with-friends-by-sally-rooney-is-our-september-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/FS-Conversation-w-Friends-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/FS-Conversation-w-Friends-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/conversations-with-friends-by-sally-rooney-is-our-september-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Conversations with Friends’ by Sally Rooney is our September book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce our September pick for “Now Read This”. It’s one of the most talked-about debut novels in recent years: “Conversations With Friends,” by the young Irish writer Sally Rooney.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-writer-sally-rooney-stopped-tying-up-loose-ends-in-conversations-with-friends" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/RTS1A0VJ-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/RTS1A0VJ-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">September 11</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-writer-sally-rooney-stopped-tying-up-loose-ends-in-conversations-with-friends" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Why writer Sally Rooney stopped tying up loose ends in ‘Conversations With Friends’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">"Once I identified that impulse, and reasoned myself out of it, I wrote the final scene as it is now – and I felt the novel was finished," Rooney said.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter the-woman-warrior"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">20</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-20">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-20 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#the-woman-warrior</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘The Woman Warrior’ by Maxine Hong Kingston</h2> <p>The memoir, which blends autobiography and folktale, dips back and forth in time between the past of Kingston’s ancestors in pre-Mao China, to her growing up Chinese-American in modern-day California, to the fantasy of an imagined life as a female avenger. As cultural critic John Leonard wrote in the New York Times’ 1976 review, the result is a book that is “fierce intelligence, all sinew, prowling among the emotions.”</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/FS-THE-WOMAN-WARRIOR-book-fly-maxine-hong-kingston.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/celeste-ng-and-maxine-hong-kingston-answer-your-questions-about-the-woman-warrior" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/NRThis-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/NRThis-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/celeste-ng-and-maxine-hong-kingston-answer-your-questions-about-the-woman-warrior" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Celeste Ng and Maxine Hong Kingston answer your questions about ‘The Woman Warrior’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Celeste Ng, author of “Little Fires Everywhere,” and Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "The Woman Warrior," join Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 19</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-this-description-of-the-chinese-american-experience-resonates-with-celeste-ng" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/celesteng1-1200x838.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/celesteng1-1200x838.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-this-description-of-the-chinese-american-experience-resonates-with-celeste-ng" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Why this description of the Chinese-American experience resonates with Celeste Ng</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author Celeste Ng takes us behind the scenes of the book "The Woman Warrior."</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-woman-warrior" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/FS-THE-WOMAN-WARRIOR-book-fly-maxine-hong-kingston-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/FS-THE-WOMAN-WARRIOR-book-fly-maxine-hong-kingston-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-woman-warrior" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘The Woman Warrior’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Author Celeste Ng, who chose August’s book, will appear on the PBS NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month to take your questions about “The Woman Warrior” and talk about what the book means to her.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/our-august-book-club-pick-the-woman-warrior-by-maxine-hong-kingston" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/07/pjimage1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/07/pjimage1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/our-august-book-club-pick-the-woman-warrior-by-maxine-hong-kingston" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Our August book club pick: ‘The Woman Warrior,’ by Maxine Hong Kingston</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author Celeste Ng chose a classic to re-read for our August book club pick: Maxine Hong Kingston's 1976 memoir, "The Woman Warrior."</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-reading-the-woman-warrior-put-celeste-ngs-feelings-into-words" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/Celeste-Ng-credit-Kevin-Day-Photography1-1200x801.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/08/Celeste-Ng-credit-Kevin-Day-Photography1-1200x801.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">August 9</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-reading-the-woman-warrior-put-celeste-ngs-feelings-into-words" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How reading ‘The Woman Warrior’ put Celeste Ng’s feelings into words</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">"It was so close to my experience, it was almost painful" says the best-selling author.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter the-house-of-broken-angels"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">19</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button 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It’s a tender, joyous and intimate novel. And it’s especially timely as questions are being raised about how immigrant families are being treated in the U.S.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/the-house-of-broken-angels.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-house-of-broken-angels-author-luis-alberto-urrea-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/07/bookshelf1-768x432.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/07/bookshelf1-768x432.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-house-of-broken-angels-author-luis-alberto-urrea-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘The House of Broken Angels’ author Luis Alberto Urrea answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Luis Alberto Urrea, author of our July pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “The House of Broken Angels,” and Jeff announces the August book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 26</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-the-house-of-broken-angels-every-character-has-their-own-song" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/07/AdobeStock_107132018-1200x800.jpeg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/07/AdobeStock_107132018-1200x800.jpeg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-the-house-of-broken-angels-every-character-has-their-own-song" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>In ‘The House of Broken Angels,’ every character has their own song</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Luis Alberto Urrea told us that music was key to the writing of “The House of Broken Angels” — so we asked him if he could share a mixtape to accompany the book. He did, choosing a song to match every main character. He calls it: “The Satanic Hispanic Party Mix-Tape.” You can listen and read why Urrea chose each song here.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 8</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-house-of-broken-angels" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/the-house-of-broken-angels-1200x666.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/the-house-of-broken-angels-1200x666.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-house-of-broken-angels" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘The House of Broken Angels’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions. Urrea will answer reader questions on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 27</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-house-of-broken-angels-is-our-july-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/Luis-Urrea-credit-Joe-Mazza-Brave-Lux.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/Luis-Urrea-credit-Joe-Mazza-Brave-Lux.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-house-of-broken-angels-is-our-july-book-club-pick" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘The House of Broken Angels’ is our July book club pick</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">In the coming days, we’ll post discussion questions for “The House of Broken Angels,” an annotated excerpt from the book, and writing advice from Urrea. At the end of the month, he will answer your questions on the PBS NewsHour.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/read-read-read-to-stoke-the-furnace-and-more-writing-advice-from-luis-alberto-urrea" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/GettyImages-723499825-2-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/GettyImages-723499825-2-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">July 12</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/read-read-read-to-stoke-the-furnace-and-more-writing-advice-from-luis-alberto-urrea" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘Read, read, read to stoke the furnace,’ and more writing advice from Luis Alberto Urrea</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Listen to a playlist made by author Luis Alberto Urrea, who says music was key to the writing of his novel.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter the-fifth-season"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">18</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-18">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-18 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#the-fifth-season</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘The Fifth Season’ by N.K. Jemisin</h2> <p>In “The Fifth Season,” the planet is menaced by environmental catastrophe, and its inhabitants struggle to survive. Jemisin’s fantasy novel follows the narratives of three “orogenes,” individuals who can draw power from the earth to subdue its violence. “The Fifth Season,” the first book in her “Broken Earth” trilogy, won the 2016 Hugo Award, science fiction’s highest honor.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/fifth-season-bookfly.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 27</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-fifth-season-author-n-k-jemisin-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/NowReadThis-425x239.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/NowReadThis-425x239.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-fifth-season-author-n-k-jemisin-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘The Fifth Season’ author N. K. Jemisin answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">N. K. Jemisin joins Liz Flock to answer reader questions on “The Fifth Season,” and Liz announces the July book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 18</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/sometimes-readers-need-to-be-traumatized-author-n-k-jemisin-says" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/GettyImages-159334831-1200x803.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/GettyImages-159334831-1200x803.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/sometimes-readers-need-to-be-traumatized-author-n-k-jemisin-says" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Sometimes readers need to be traumatized, author N.K. Jemisin says</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Read what Jemisin was thinking as she wrote “The Fifth Season.” </p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 3</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-fifth-season" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/fifth-season-bookfly-1200x671.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/fifth-season-bookfly-1200x671.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-fifth-season" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘The Fifth Season’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Jemisin on our Google form here. Jemisin will answer reader questions on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-fifth-season-is-junes-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/N.-K.-Jemisin-NEW-cr-Laura-Hanifin1-1200x990.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/N.-K.-Jemisin-NEW-cr-Laura-Hanifin1-1200x990.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-fifth-season-is-junes-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘The Fifth Season’ is June’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that N.K. Jemisin’s “The Fifth Season” is the June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-the-protests-in-ferguson-helped-inspire-this-fantasy-novel" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/2015-08-11T120000Z_426809091_GF20000019578_RTRMADP_3_USA-FERGUSON-ANNIVERSARY-1200x742.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/06/2015-08-11T120000Z_426809091_GF20000019578_RTRMADP_3_USA-FERGUSON-ANNIVERSARY-1200x742.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">June 12</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-the-protests-in-ferguson-helped-inspire-this-fantasy-novel" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>How the protests in Ferguson helped inspire this fantasy novel</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Jemisin shares her daily writing routine (she doesn’t get up til 10, but her daily word count is high), her best writing advice (persist, and then persist some more), and how “The Fifth Season” came together (some of it happened at NASA).</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter an-odyssey"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">17</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> 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reflects — the Greek epic poem itself.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/FS-AN-ODYSSEY-book-daniel-mendelsohn.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/an-odyssey-author-daniel-mendelsohn-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/NowReadThis-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/NowReadThis-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/an-odyssey-author-daniel-mendelsohn-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘An Odyssey’ author Daniel Mendelsohn answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Daniel Mendelsohn, author of our May pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “An Odyssey.” Plus, Jeff announces the June book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 20</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-homers-odyssey-is-relevant-today" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/AnOdyssey-1200x942.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/AnOdyssey-1200x942.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-homers-odyssey-is-relevant-today" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>How Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ is relevant today</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Read an annotated page of “An Odyssey,” read more about what Mendelsohn was thinking as he wrote the book, and why Homer’s “Odyssey” remains relevant today.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-on-an-odyssey" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/FS-AN-ODYSSEY-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/05/FS-AN-ODYSSEY-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-on-an-odyssey" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions on ‘An Odyssey’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-odyssey-is-aprils-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/Daniel-Mendelsohn-C-Matt-Mendelsohn-copy1-1200x923.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/Daniel-Mendelsohn-C-Matt-Mendelsohn-copy1-1200x923.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-odyssey-is-aprils-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘An Odyssey’ is May’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">In the coming days, we’ll post discussion questions for “An Odyssey,” an annotated excerpt from the book, and writing advice from Mendelsohn. And at the end of the month, he will answer your questions on the PBS NewsHour.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/dont-write-just-type-and-more-advice-from-author-daniel-mendelsohn" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/GettyImages-768003201-1200x703.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/GettyImages-768003201-1200x703.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">May 10</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/dont-write-just-type-and-more-advice-from-author-daniel-mendelsohn" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘Don’t write—just type,’ and more advice from author Daniel Mendelsohn</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Read writing advice from Mendelsohn, author of “An Odyssey.” He shares the books he thinks deserve more attention, his daily writing routine, and more.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter brotopia"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">16</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-16">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-16 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#brotopia</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Brotopia’ by Emily Chang</h2> <p>“Brotopia” is an exposé of the dark, misogynistic side of Silicon Valley, and how that’s seeped in to the everyday tech we use. Chang, a journalist and the host of Bloomberg Technology, employs history, interview, data and anecdote to tell the story.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/FS-Brotopia-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/brotopia-author-emily-chang-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/NowReadThis-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/NowReadThis-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/brotopia-author-emily-chang-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Brotopia’ author Emily Chang answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Emily Chang, author of our April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Brotopia.” Plus, Jeff announces the May book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 23</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-books-about-silicon-valley-you-need-to-read-right-now" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/07/RTR31M4J-1024x711.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/07/RTR31M4J-1024x711.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-books-about-silicon-valley-you-need-to-read-right-now" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>5 books about Silicon Valley you need to read right now</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Chang recommends five books you need to read to understand Silicon Valley right now, from the memoir of a tech icon’s daughter to an exposé of corporate fraud.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 16</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/what-its-like-to-be-a-young-girl-in-the-male-dominated-field-of-tech" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/white_Thing-for-MollY_AdobeStock_194388610-1200x823.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/04/white_Thing-for-MollY_AdobeStock_194388610-1200x823.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/what-its-like-to-be-a-young-girl-in-the-male-dominated-field-of-tech" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>What it’s like to be a young girl in the male-dominated field of tech</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">See Chang’s annotations of a page of “Brotopia” in which she meets a group of teenage girl coders, who discuss what it’s like to be a girl in tech, and what they want to do when they grow up.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-brotopia" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/2012-06-01T120000Z_500434901_GM1E86110LA01_RTRMADP_3_SANFRANCISCO-SILICONVALLEY-GEEKS-1200x811.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/2012-06-01T120000Z_500434901_GM1E86110LA01_RTRMADP_3_SANFRANCISCO-SILICONVALLEY-GEEKS-1200x811.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-brotopia" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Brotopia’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Chang on our Google form here. Chang will answer reader questions on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/brotopia-is-aprils-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/FS-Brotopia-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/FS-Brotopia-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/brotopia-is-aprils-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Brotopia’ is April’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that Emily Chang’s “Brotopia: Breaking Up The Boys’ Club Of Silicon Valley” is our April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/emily-changs-advice-for-writers-its-good-not-to-know-all-the-answers" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/02/GettyImages_450823969-1024x683.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/02/GettyImages_450823969-1024x683.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">April 8</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/emily-changs-advice-for-writers-its-good-not-to-know-all-the-answers" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Emily Chang’s advice for writers: It’s good not to know all the answers</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Chang, a Bloomberg TV correspondent who covers technology, shares the moment that lit the fire in her to write “Brotopia,” the best advice she received while writing the book, and the children’s books that inspire her.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter the-power"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">15</span> </div> <div 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data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/The-Power-Bookfly.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-power-author-naomi-alderman-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/NRT-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/NRT-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-power-author-naomi-alderman-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘The Power’ author Naomi Alderman answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Naomi Alderman, author of our March pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “The Power.” Plus, Jeff announces the April book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-question-everybody-has-about-the-novel-the-power" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/nrt-image-1200x783.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/nrt-image-1200x783.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-question-everybody-has-about-the-novel-the-power" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The question everybody has about the novel ‘The Power’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Alderman addresses the burning question that many of our book club members have had, and that many readers have asked her: What’s the deal with the voice?</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 19</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/shame-takes-our-bodies-away-from-us-read-an-annotated-page-from-the-power" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/AdobeStock_466410-1200x924.jpeg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/AdobeStock_466410-1200x924.jpeg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/shame-takes-our-bodies-away-from-us-read-an-annotated-page-from-the-power" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Shame takes our bodies away from us’: Read an annotated page from ‘The Power’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">“Shame takes our bodies away from us. I can’t say it more clearly than that,” she explains. Read more of what Alderman was thinking in her annotation of that scene here. </p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 4</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-power" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/The-Power-Bookfly-1200x669.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/The-Power-Bookfly-1200x669.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-power" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘The Power’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions. Alderman will answer reader questions on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 26</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-march-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-the-power" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/GettyImages-950920488-1200x857.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/GettyImages-950920488-1200x857.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-march-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-the-power" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The March pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘The Power’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that Naomi Alderman’s “The Power” is our March pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.” It’s a genre we haven’t tackled yet: science fiction.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/get-used-to-saying-no-and-more-advice-from-writer-naomi-alderman" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/GettyImages-693485474-1200x829.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/03/GettyImages-693485474-1200x829.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">March 12</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/get-used-to-saying-no-and-more-advice-from-writer-naomi-alderman" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘Get used to saying no,’ and more advice from writer Naomi Alderman</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Alderman, who is both a novelist and game writer, shares where the book began (maybe at her bat mitzvah), her writing routine (but don’t expect it to last), and the best writer’s advice she’s ever received (it’s all about saying no). In her words:</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter the-wife"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">14</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-14">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-14 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#the-wife</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘The Wife’ by Meg Wolitzer</h2> <p>“The Wife” is a darkly funny, intelligent tale of what happens when you decide to stop sacrificing your own talents in service of your spouse’s success. Glenn Close, who plays the title character in last summer’s film adaptation, is up for an Academy Award for her performance.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/the-wife-book-fly.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 26</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-wife-author-meg-wolitzer-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/NRT-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/NRT-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-wife-author-meg-wolitzer-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘The Wife’ author Meg Wolitzer answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Meg Wolitzer, author of our February pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “The Wife.”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 19</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-meg-wolitzers-the-wife" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/GettyImages-768003201-1200x703.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/GettyImages-768003201-1200x703.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-meg-wolitzers-the-wife" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>An annotated page from Meg Wolitzer’s ‘The Wife’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author Meg Wolitzer explains where she gets her settings and stories, why she set the book in the first person (from Joan’s perspective), and how she creates humor on the page.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 4</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-wife" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/the-wife-book-fly-1200x675.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/the-wife-book-fly-1200x675.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-wife" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘The Wife’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Wolitzer on our Facebook page, some of which she will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/februarys-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-the-wife" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/GettyImages-1005823538-1200x856.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/GettyImages-1005823538-1200x856.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/februarys-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-the-wife" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>February’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘The Wife’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that “The Wife” by Meg Wolitzer is the February pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/author-meg-wolitzers-best-advice-write-whats-important-to-you" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/GettyImages-1004147088-1200x753.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/02/GettyImages-1004147088-1200x753.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">February 12</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/author-meg-wolitzers-best-advice-write-whats-important-to-you" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Author Meg Wolitzer’s best advice: Write what’s important to you</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Read writing advice from Wolitzer, about her daily writing routine, and the one book she thinks everyone should read.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter heart"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">13</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn 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Jauhar, a cardiologist, surveys the heart from all angles — the public and personal history, as inspiration for poets and scientists, what it means for doctor and patient alike.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/Heart-Book-Fly.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 29</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/heart-author-sandeep-jauhar-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/NowReadThis-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/NowReadThis-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/heart-author-sandeep-jauhar-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Heart’ author Sandeep Jauhar answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Sandeep Jauhar joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Heart.” Plus, Jeff announces the February book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 25</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/watch-author-sandeep-jauhar-explains-what-happens-in-a-coronary-angiogram" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/sandeep.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/01/sandeep.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/watch-author-sandeep-jauhar-explains-what-happens-in-a-coronary-angiogram" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>WATCH: Author Sandeep Jauhar explains what happens in a coronary angiogram</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Jauhar walks through an angiogram procedure, done on a real-life patient at his hospital, to explain to readers how it works, what it looks like, and how it can save a life.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 17</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-heart" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/01/80750278-1024x757.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/01/80750278-1024x757.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-heart" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>An annotated page from ‘Heart’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Jauhar explores more deeply the actions of C. Walton Lillehei, an American surgeon considered the father of open heart surgery and one the most innovative surgeons of the 20th century.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-heart" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2016/06/Elkhart_heart2-1024x576.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2016/06/Elkhart_heart2-1024x576.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-heart" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Heart’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Jauhar on our Facebook page, which he will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 26</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/januarys-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-heart" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/12/Jauhar-C-Beowulf-Sheehan1-1200x852.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/12/Jauhar-C-Beowulf-Sheehan1-1200x852.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/januarys-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-heart" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>January’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Heart’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that “Heart” by Sandeep Jauhar is the January pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/dont-be-such-a-writer-and-more-advice-from-author-sandeep-jauhar" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2013/05/poetry-1200x726.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2013/05/poetry-1200x726.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">January 9</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/dont-be-such-a-writer-and-more-advice-from-author-sandeep-jauhar" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘Don’t be such a writer,’ and more advice from author Sandeep Jauhar</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Read writing advice from the author, including the counterintuitive but useful guidance: “Don’t be such a writer!”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter there-will-be-no-miracles-here"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">12</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> 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It also questions what that power means in America today, how it is attained and who it hurts. The New York Times named it a best book of 2018.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/There-Will-Be-No-Miracles-Here.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 27</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/20-songs-for-reading-there-will-be-no-miracles-here" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/12/2000-04-12T120000Z_1951770521_RP2DRICWQKAA_RTRMADP_3_DIVAS-MEN-1024x654.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/12/2000-04-12T120000Z_1951770521_RP2DRICWQKAA_RTRMADP_3_DIVAS-MEN-1024x654.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/20-songs-for-reading-there-will-be-no-miracles-here" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>20 songs for reading ‘There Will Be No Miracles Here’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Gerald shares a playlist of songs to accompany you while reading his memoir.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 26</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/there-will-be-no-miracles-here-author-casey-gerald-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/12/NowReadThis-768x432.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/12/NowReadThis-768x432.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/there-will-be-no-miracles-here-author-casey-gerald-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘There Will Be No Miracles Here’ author Casey Gerald answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Casey Gerald joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “There Will Be No Miracles Here,” and Jeff announces the January book selection.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 18</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-there-will-be-no-miracles-here" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/Books_HD_8314929977-1200x799.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/Books_HD_8314929977-1200x799.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-there-will-be-no-miracles-here" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>An annotated page from ‘There Will Be No Miracles Here’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Gerald annotates the first page of the book, which opens at the end of the world (or the supposed end of the world), and in which we are introduced to his unique writing style, often questioning and irreverent.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">December 3</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-there-will-be-no-miracles-here" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/There-Will-Be-No-Miracles-Here-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/There-Will-Be-No-Miracles-Here-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-there-will-be-no-miracles-here" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘There Will Be No Miracles Here’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Gerald on our Facebook page, which he will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/decembers-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-there-will-be-no-miracles-here" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/Casey-Gerald-Author-Photo.credit-Hallo-Smith-copy1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/Casey-Gerald-Author-Photo.credit-Hallo-Smith-copy1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/decembers-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-there-will-be-no-miracles-here" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>December’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘There Will Be No Miracles Here’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that “There Will Be No Miracles Here” by Casey Gerald is the December pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/writing-has-got-to-be-weird-before-it-gets-good-says-casey-gerald" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/GettyImages-492198113.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/GettyImages-492198113.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">December 10</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/writing-has-got-to-be-weird-before-it-gets-good-says-casey-gerald" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Writing has ‘got to be weird before it gets good,’ says Casey Gerald</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Gerald shares his writing routine (he writes by hand), his favorite childhood book (“The Boxcar Children”) and the best writing advice he’s received.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter a-separation"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">11</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-11">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-11 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#a-separation</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use 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It explores intimacy and infidelity, power and control. It was named a best book of the 2017 by The New York Times, NPR, Huffington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, and many more.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/A-Separation-Book-Fly.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-separation-author-katie-kitamura-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/NowRead1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/NowRead1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-separation-author-katie-kitamura-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘A Separation’ author Katie Kitamura answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Katie Kitamura, author of our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “A Separation,” plus Jeff announces December’s book.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 23</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/3-psychological-thrillers-to-watch-after-reading-a-separation" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/RTX6D5M52.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/RTX6D5M52.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/3-psychological-thrillers-to-watch-after-reading-a-separation" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>3 psychological thrillers to watch after reading ‘A Separation’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Kitamura recommends a list of three psychological thriller films to watch alongside her novel — movies that follow the missing and murdered, and also walk the line between the real and the imagined.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 14</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/katie-kitamura-annotates-a-page-from-her-book-a-separation" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/Books_HD_8314929977.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/Books_HD_8314929977.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/katie-kitamura-annotates-a-page-from-her-book-a-separation" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Katie Kitamura annotates a page from her book ‘A Separation’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">In the pages Kitamura annotates, she explains how her fascinations with masculinity and privacy in a marriage became major themes in the book, as well as the significance behind certain references.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">November 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-a-separation" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/A-Separation-Book-Fly.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/A-Separation-Book-Fly.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-a-separation" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘A Separation’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Kitamura on our Facebook page, which she will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 31</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-november-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-a-separation" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/Katie-Kitamura-c-Martha-Reta.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/Katie-Kitamura-c-Martha-Reta.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-november-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-a-separation" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The November pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘A Separation’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that “A Separation” by Katie Kitamura is the November pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/reading-is-part-of-my-job-and-more-writing-advice-from-author-katie-kitamura" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/GettyImages-958849530.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/11/GettyImages-958849530.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">November 7</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/reading-is-part-of-my-job-and-more-writing-advice-from-author-katie-kitamura" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘Reading is part of my job,’ and more writing advice from author Katie Kitamura</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Kitamura shares her writing routine (much different now that she’s a mother), her favorite childhood book (it’s actually a series) and the best writing advice she’s received.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter american-wolf"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">10</span> 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As author and environmental activist Rick Bass writes in The New York Times Book Review, it also tells the story of the people who love and hate the wolves (which were reintroduced to the Rockies in recent decades), and the complex politics of the West surrounding them.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 31</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/american-wolf-author-nate-blakeslee-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/Book.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/Book.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/american-wolf-author-nate-blakeslee-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘American Wolf’ author Nate Blakeslee answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Nate Blakeslee, author of our October pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces November’s book.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 26</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/photos-meet-the-wolves-and-humans-who-inspired-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/1.-O-Six-near-Soda-Butte-Creek.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/1.-O-Six-near-Soda-Butte-Creek.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/photos-meet-the-wolves-and-humans-who-inspired-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>PHOTOS: Meet the wolves and humans who inspired ‘American Wolf’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">See photos of the wolves, their human wolf watchers and some of the settings from the book, with insights from author Nate Blakeslee.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 15</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf1.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf1.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>An annotated page from ‘American Wolf’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Blakeslee explains more about how he reported the book, why he lingered on certain moments, and the decision to describe the wolves with both human-like and very canine qualities.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 8</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/listen-to-the-opening-of-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/listen-to-the-opening-of-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Listen to the opening of ‘American Wolf’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Haven’t yet received the book? Here’s an audio clip to get you started, narrated by Mark Bramhall, from the first few pages of Chapter 1. The passage describes O-Six and her pack hunting an elk, which is common prey for the wolves, and also one of the reasons hunters feel threatened by the wolves’ presence.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/09/Wolf_capture_YNP_Arthur_Middlestone_Univ_Wy.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2015/09/Wolf_capture_YNP_Arthur_Middlestone_Univ_Wy.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘American Wolf</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Nate Blakeslee on our Facebook page, which he will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-october-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/09/horizontalblakeslee1.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/09/horizontalblakeslee1.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-october-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-american-wolf" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The October pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘American Wolf’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that “American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West” by Nate Blakeslee is the October pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-not-write-the-biography-of-a-wolf-and-more-advice-from-author-nate-blakeslee" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/09/horizontalblakeslee1.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/09/horizontalblakeslee1.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">October 9</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-not-write-the-biography-of-a-wolf-and-more-advice-from-author-nate-blakeslee" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘Why not write the biography of a wolf?’ and more advice from author Nate Blakeslee</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Read about Blakeslee’s daily writing routine (erratic, he says), the best writing advice he’s ever received (it was more of a threat than advice), and how the seeds of the book “American Wolf” were planted.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter earning-the-rockies"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky 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<div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Earning the Rockies’ by Robert D. Kaplan</h2> <p>“Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America’s Role in the World” is a mix of road trip, memoir, history and political analysis by Robert D. Kaplan, a geopolitical thinker and bestselling author of 17 books on foreign affairs and travel.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/FS-EARNING-THE-ROCKIES-BOOK.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">October 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/earning-the-rockies-author-robert-kaplan-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/NowReadThis1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/NowReadThis1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/earning-the-rockies-author-robert-kaplan-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Earning the Rockies’ author Robert Kaplan answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Robert Kaplan, author of our September pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces October’s book.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 19</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-forgotten-books-about-geography-and-place-to-read-now" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/RTXZT3G-1-1200x669.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/RTXZT3G-1-1200x669.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/5-forgotten-books-about-geography-and-place-to-read-now" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>5 forgotten books about geography and place to read now</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Robert Kaplan said he knew the mixing of genres in “Earning the Rockies” ran the risk of alienating some readers. Parts of the book read like a travelogue, while others delve into foreign policy and geopolitics. But that was intentional.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 13</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-robert-kaplans-earning-the-rockies" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/FS-EARNING-THE-ROCKIES-BOOK.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/FS-EARNING-THE-ROCKIES-BOOK.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-robert-kaplans-earning-the-rockies" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>An annotated page from Robert Kaplan’s ‘Earning the Rockies’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">To really earn the sight of the Rockies and comprehend what those mountains mean, Robert Kaplan writes that you have to drive for days across the prairie and the Great Plains. Flying there in an hour or two won’t cut it.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">September 4</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-earning-the-rockies" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/FS-EARNING-THE-ROCKIES-BOOK.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/FS-EARNING-THE-ROCKIES-BOOK.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-earning-the-rockies" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Earning the Rockies’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Robert Kaplan on our Facebook page, which he will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-september-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-earning-the-rockies" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/kaplan.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/kaplan.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-september-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-earning-the-rockies" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Earning the Rockies’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that “Earning the Rockies” by Robert D. Kaplan is our September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/write-what-is-absolutely-true-in-your-eyes-says-best-selling-author-robert-kaplan" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/kaplan.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/kaplan.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">September 10</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/write-what-is-absolutely-true-in-your-eyes-says-best-selling-author-robert-kaplan" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Write ‘what is absolutely true in your eyes,’ says best-selling author Robert Kaplan</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">In his three-decade career, best-selling author and analyst Robert Kaplan has reported from nearly every region of the world and authored 18 books on foreign affairs and travel.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">8</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-8">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-8 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky’ by Lesley Nneka Arimah</h2> <p>“What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky” is a debut short story collection from Nneka Arimah that ranges from realism to folk tale to sci-fi, telling tales of family and home. It won the 2017 Kirkus Prize and New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/WHAT-IT-MEANS-WHEN-A-MAN-FALLS-FROM-THE-SKY.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 28</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-lesley-nneka-arimah-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/noww1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/noww1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/author-lesley-nneka-arimah-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Author Lesley Nneka Arimah answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Jeffrey Brown speaks with Lesley Nneka Arimah, author of “What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky,”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 17</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/WHAT-IT-MEANS-WHEN-A-MAN-FALLS-FROM-THE-SKY.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/WHAT-IT-MEANS-WHEN-A-MAN-FALLS-FROM-THE-SKY.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/an-annotated-page-from-what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>An annotated page from ‘What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Nneka Arimah annotates a page of “Glory,” explaining where she got the opening scene, how she sees Glory, and the challenge of writing unlikeable characters.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">August 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/WHAT-IT-MEANS-WHEN-A-MAN-FALLS-FROM-THE-SKY.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/WHAT-IT-MEANS-WHEN-A-MAN-FALLS-FROM-THE-SKY.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for “What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky”</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Nneka Arimah on our Facebook page, which she will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-august-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/Lesley-Nneka-Arimah-c-Emily-Baxter-copy.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/Lesley-Nneka-Arimah-c-Emily-Baxter-copy.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-august-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is…</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that “What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky” by Lesley Nneka Arimah is our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/if-the-short-story-is-a-sprint-the-novel-is-a-marathon-and-more-writing-advice-from-lesley-nneka-arimah" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/Lesley-Nneka-Arimah-c-Emily-Baxter-copy.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/Lesley-Nneka-Arimah-c-Emily-Baxter-copy.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">August 7</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/if-the-short-story-is-a-sprint-the-novel-is-a-marathon-and-more-writing-advice-from-lesley-nneka-arimah" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘If the short story is a sprint, the novel is a marathon,’ and more writing advice from Lesley Nneka Arimah</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Nneka Arimah says the collection is the product of years of published stories, decades of voracious reading and a long “brewing” process for each story until it finally comes to a boil. She shares her writing routine, the best writing advice she’s ever received, and the overlooked books she thinks are important to read now.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter pachinko"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">7</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-7">Copy URL</button> <div class="share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-7 aria-hidden">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this#pachinko</div> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> Facebook <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> Twitter <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&title=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&summary=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times.&source=PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> LinkedIn <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-linkedin"></use> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&name=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour&description=Come%20for%20the%20books.%20Stay%20for%20the%20conversations.%20Introducing%20Now%20Read%20This,%20a%20book%20club%20from%20PBS%20NewsHour%20and%20the%20New%20York%20Times." class="js-share"> Tumblr <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-tumblr" class="js-share"></use> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="share__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-facebook"></use> </svg> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/now-read-this&text=Now%20Read%20This%20-%20PBS%20NewsHour" class="js-share"> <span class="aria-hidden">Share on Twitter</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-twitter"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee</h2> <p>"Pachinko" is an epic family saga and historical novel about ethnic Koreans who migrate to Japan. It was a National Book Award finalist for fiction, and the New York Times named it one of the 10 best books of the year.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/pachinko-Bookfly.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pachinko-author-min-jin-lee-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/ReadThis1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/ReadThis1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pachinko-author-min-jin-lee-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Pachinko’ author Min Jin Lee answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Min Jin Lee, author of our July pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces August’s book.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/min-jin-lees-easy-family-recipe-recipe-for-stuffed-cucumber-kimchi-oi-soh-bahgi" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/kimchi2.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/kimchi2.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/min-jin-lees-easy-family-recipe-recipe-for-stuffed-cucumber-kimchi-oi-soh-bahgi" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Min Jin Lee’s easy family recipe for Stuffed Cucumber Kimchi (Oi-Soh-Bahgi)</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Earlier this month, PBS NewsHour visited Lee and her mother in their home in Harlem in New York City to learn how to make their family recipe for stuffed cucumber kimchi, or “oi-soh-bahgi.”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 9</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/min-jin-lee-annotates-the-first-page-of-her-bestselling-book-pachinko" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/pachinko-Bookfly.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/pachinko-Bookfly.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/min-jin-lee-annotates-the-first-page-of-her-bestselling-book-pachinko" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Min Jin Lee annotates the first page of her bestselling book ‘Pachinko’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Lee annotates the first page of “Pachinko.” In her annotations, she explains why she chose that as the book’s opening line, how she finds her ideas, and what she was thinking as she wrote.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">July 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-pachinko" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/pachinko-Bookfly.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/pachinko-Bookfly.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-pachinko" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for “Pachinko”</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Min Jin Lee on our Facebook page, which she will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 27</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-july-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-pachinko" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/Min-Jin-Lee_credit-Elena-Seibert-copy1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/Min-Jin-Lee_credit-Elena-Seibert-copy1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-july-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-pachinko" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The July pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Pachinko’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee is our July pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/choose-the-important-over-the-urgent-and-more-writing-advice-from-min-jin-lee" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/Min-Jin-Lee_credit-Elena-Seibert-copy1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/07/Min-Jin-Lee_credit-Elena-Seibert-copy1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">July 6</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/choose-the-important-over-the-urgent-and-more-writing-advice-from-min-jin-lee" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘Choose the important over the urgent,’ and more writing advice from Min Jin Lee</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Min Jin Lee shares her daily writing routine, the best writer’s advice she’s ever received, and the overlooked books she thinks are important to read now. 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<div class="narrative__chapter-col-body"> <div class="narrative__card-xl js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__card-xl__text"> <h2>‘Less’ by Andrew Sean Greer</h2> <p>'Less' is a laugh-out-loud comedic novel about a failed writer named Arthur Less — referred to throughout the book only as “Less” — who sets out on a round-the-world trip to avoid attending his ex-boyfriend’s wedding.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/FS-Book-Fly-LESS1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 27</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/less-author-andrew-sean-greer-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/NRT1-768x426.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/NRT1-768x426.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/less-author-andrew-sean-greer-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Less’ author Andrew Sean Greer answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Andrew Sean Greer, author of our June pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces July’s book.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 21</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/try-your-hand-at-writing-exercises-from-the-novel-less" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/JamesJoyce_Ulysses-1024x683.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/JamesJoyce_Ulysses-1024x683.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/try-your-hand-at-writing-exercises-from-the-novel-less" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Try these 3 writing exercises from Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Less’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">For the Now Read This book club, Greer replicated three of those exercises, on “omission,” “order” and “beginnings.”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 15</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/andrew-sean-greer-annotates-a-page-of-his-novel-less" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/FS-Book-Fly-LESS-1200x675.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/FS-Book-Fly-LESS-1200x675.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/andrew-sean-greer-annotates-a-page-of-his-novel-less" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Andrew Sean Greer annotates a page of his novel ‘Less’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Greer annotates a page of “Less” that hinges on the narrator’s identity (spoiler alert) and the book’s central heartbreak. In his annotations, Greer also talks about how he established the novel’s unique voice and humor, and why he sometimes tries to disorient the reader.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 4</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-less" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/FS-Book-Fly-LESS1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/06/FS-Book-Fly-LESS1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-less" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Less’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. They go in chronological order of the book’s chapters, so you can match the questions to your pace as you read. Spoiler alert for some of the latter questions below.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 31</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-next-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-4" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/greer.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/greer.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-next-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-4" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Less’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re excited to announce that “Less” by Andrew Sean Greer is our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/writing-is-an-every-single-day-kind-of-job-says-author-andrew-sean-greer" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/10/AdobeStock_117397261-1024x683.jpeg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/10/AdobeStock_117397261-1024x683.jpeg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">June 12</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/writing-is-an-every-single-day-kind-of-job-says-author-andrew-sean-greer" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Writing is an ‘every-single-day kind of job,’ says author Andrew Sean Greer</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Greer shares advice on how he writes (daily), what he reads (poetry, among lots of other things), and how he gets out of a writer’s funk (it can take awhile).</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter educated"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">5</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> 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data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/Book-Fly-Educated.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">June 4</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/listen-to-educated-author-tara-westover-sing-come-come-ye-saints" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/listen-to-educated-author-tara-westover-sing-come-come-ye-saints" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Listen to ‘Educated’ author Tara Westover sing ‘Come, Come, Ye Saints’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">During the NewsHour interview, Westover sang a Mormon hymn from her childhood: “Come, Come Ye Saints.” Mormon poet William Clayton wrote the poem in 1846 after learning that one of his wives had given birth to a healthy baby boy. Watch and listen to Westover sing the hymn </p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 31</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/educated-author-tara-westover-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/Now5.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/Now5.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/educated-author-tara-westover-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Educated’ author Tara Westover answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Tara Westover, author of our May pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces June’s book.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 11</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/tara-westover-annotates-the-first-page-of-her-memoir-educated" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/tara-westover-annotates-the-first-page-of-her-memoir-educated" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Tara Westover annotates the first page of her memoir, ‘Educated’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Westover annotates the first page of “Educated” to show readers how she chose her language and imagery, and explain the themes and ideas she wanted to set up from page one.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 7</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-education-you-can-choose-to-remake-yourself-or-be-made-by-others" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/IMHO.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/05/IMHO.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-education-you-can-choose-to-remake-yourself-or-be-made-by-others" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>In education, you can choose to remake yourself — or be made by others</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Because Tara Westover had never been allowed to go to school, the only history she had learned was the history her father taught her. "His perspective was my perspective," she says, and his fears became her fears. But when she discovered education -- different from school -- she began to construct her own mind from a diversity of ideas. Westover shares her humble opinion on remaking yourself.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">May 4</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-educated" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart-1024x702.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart-1024x702.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-educated" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Educated’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. The questions are broken into three parts, to match the three parts of the book. (Spoiler alert on questions further down, which mention specific scenes in the book.)</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-next-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-3" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart-1024x702.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart-1024x702.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-next-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-3" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The May pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Educated’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">"Educated," a memoir by Tara Westover of growing up in a survivalist family in remote Idaho, is our May pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/inspiration-is-a-myth-and-more-writers-advice-from-author-tara-westover" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart-1024x702.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/TaraWestover_PaulStuart-1024x702.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">May 7</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/inspiration-is-a-myth-and-more-writers-advice-from-author-tara-westover" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>‘Inspiration is a myth’ and more writer’s advice from author Tara Westover</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Since Westover’s memoir “Educated” was released in February, it has topped bestseller lists and been one of the most talked about books of the year. Below, Westover shares advice for how she writes, what she reads, and the best piece of writer’s advice she’s ever received. “Inspiration is a myth,” she says.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter the-death-and-life-of-the-great-lakes"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">4</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn js-share-more"> <span>Share</span> <svg> <use xlink:href="#icon-dots"></use> </svg> </button> <ul class="share__header-list js-share-list"> <li> <button class="share__copy-to-clipboard" data-clipboard-target=".share__copy-to-clipboard-selector-4">Copy URL</button> <div 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<article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/great-lakes-author-dan-egan-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/ReadThis1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/ReadThis1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/great-lakes-author-dan-egan-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Great Lakes’ author Dan Egan answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We’re never going to get complete control of the Great Lakes, says Dan Egan, who recommends greater humility for what nature can do to restore itself.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 11</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/journalist-dan-egan-annotates-a-page-of-the-death-and-life-of-the-great-lakes" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/Quagga_mussels_and_Deepwater_Sculpin_20470194593.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/Quagga_mussels_and_Deepwater_Sculpin_20470194593.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/journalist-dan-egan-annotates-a-page-of-the-death-and-life-of-the-great-lakes" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Journalist Dan Egan annotates a page of ‘The Death and Life of the Great Lakes’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">The quagga mussel is a small but dangerous invasive species in Lake Michigan. Dan Egan explains why in an annotated page of his book "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes."</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">April 2</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-death-and-life-of-the-great-lakes" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/RTX16FSI-1200x800.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/RTX16FSI-1200x800.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-the-death-and-life-of-the-great-lakes" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘The Death and Life of the Great Lakes’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Dan Egan's 'The Death and Life of the Great Lakes' — an epic portrait of the Great Lakes and the perils they face — is our next pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-next-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-2" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2014/03/lake.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2014/03/lake.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-next-pick-for-the-pbs-newshour-new-york-times-book-club-is-2" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times Book club is ‘The Death and Life of the Great Lakes’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">We unveil our April selection for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-journalist-dan-egan-wrote-the-life-and-death-story-of-the-great-lakes" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/04/DanEgan.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" 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src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 30</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/exit-west-author-mohsin-hamid-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-30-at-7.25.00-PM-1024x607.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-30-at-7.25.00-PM-1024x607.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/exit-west-author-mohsin-hamid-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Exit West’ author Mohsin Hamid answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Mohsin Hamid says he has been migrating his whole life, his own experience playing a part of the inspiration for his newest novel. Hamid, author of our March pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus, Jeff announces April's book.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 22</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/mohsin-hamid-annotates-the-first-page-of-his-novel-exit-west" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/03/mohsin_hamid__c__jillian_edelstein__square_2__1024.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/03/mohsin_hamid__c__jillian_edelstein__square_2__1024.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/mohsin-hamid-annotates-the-first-page-of-his-novel-exit-west" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Mohsin Hamid annotates the first page of his novel, ‘Exit West’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Mohsin Hamid's novel "Exit West," which follows two lovers on the move from a country on the brink of civil war, is our March pick for the new PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 16</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/magical-novel-exit-west-explores-makes-refugees-leave-home" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/app/uploads/2017/03/GettyImages-77314643.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/app/uploads/2017/03/GettyImages-77314643.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/magical-novel-exit-west-explores-makes-refugees-leave-home" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Magical novel ‘Exit West’ explores what makes refugees leave home</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">In 'Exit West,' a city in the Muslim world is plunged into violence and two lovers join the mass migration of our time. Mohsin Hamid's story about refugees is a novel, not journalism, but it combines the surreal with the very real. Hamid sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss what inspired him and why he says he’s seeing a "failure of imagination" around the world.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">March 5</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-exit-west" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/03/exit-west-book.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/03/exit-west-book.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-exit-west" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Exit West’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Mohsin Hamid's novel "Exit West," which follows two lovers on the move from a country on the brink of civil war, is our March pick for the new PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/to-be-a-better-writer-read-your-words-aloud-says-mohsin-hamid" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/03/mohsin_hamid__c__jillian_edelstein__square_2__1024.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/03/mohsin_hamid__c__jillian_edelstein__square_2__1024.png" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">March 6</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/to-be-a-better-writer-read-your-words-aloud-says-mohsin-hamid" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>To be a better writer, read your words aloud, says Mohsin Hamid</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">'Exit West' author Mohsin Hamid shares his daily writing routine, favorite books and the best bit of writer's advice he's ever received.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> <section class="narrative__chapter killers-of-the-flower-moon"> <div class="narrative__chapter-cols"> <div class="narrative__chapter-col-sticky"> <div class="narrative__sticky js-narrative-sticky"> <div class="narrative__chapter-number"> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-label">Chapter</span> <span class="narrative__chapter-number-val">2</span> </div> <div class="share"> <div class="share__header"> <button class="share__header-btn 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It was nominated for this year's National Book Award for nonfiction.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-01-at-1.26.48-PM.png"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 27</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/killers-of-the-flower-moon-author-david-grann-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/02/GettyImages-457059152.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/02/GettyImages-457059152.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/killers-of-the-flower-moon-author-david-grann-answers-your-questions" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ author David Grann answers your questions</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">As part of the NewsHour and New York Times book club, Now Read This, author David Grann answers your questions about "Killers of the Flower Moon,"" his true crime book on the 20th century Osage murders. And Jeffrey Brown announces the March pick, a book that takes a surreal look at modern migration.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 15</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-forgotten-murders-of-the-osage-people-for-the-oil-beneath-their-land" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/02/Grann-slide-2.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/02/Grann-slide-2.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-forgotten-murders-of-the-osage-people-for-the-oil-beneath-their-land" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>The forgotten murders of the Osage people for the oil beneath their land</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author David Grann shares powerful images from one of the FBI’s first major homicide investigations, which he details in his book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI."</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 6</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-killers-of-the-flower-moon" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/02/GettyImages-457059152.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/02/GettyImages-457059152.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-killers-of-the-flower-moon" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 1</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/new-york-times-book-review-solving-a-reign-of-terror-against-native-americans" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/GettyImages-107867858.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/GettyImages-107867858.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/new-york-times-book-review-solving-a-reign-of-terror-against-native-americans" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>New York Times Book Review: Solving a Reign of Terror Against Native Americans</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Author Dave Eggers reviews the book in the New York Times Book Review.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-to-write-a-true-crime-tale-according-to-bestseller-david-grann" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/davidgranncropped.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" 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It won this year's National Book Award for fiction.</p> </div> <figure class="narrative__card-xl__img lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/bookcover.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/10/BOOK-FLY-American-Wolf.png" alt="Earning the Rockies" /> </figure> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col js-reveal"> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <div class="narrative__card-grid narrative__card-grid--left"> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">February 15</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/inside-mississippis-notorious-parchman-prison" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/parchman.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/parchman.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/inside-mississippis-notorious-parchman-prison" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Inside Mississippi’s notorious Parchman prison</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Mississippi State Prison in Parchman, Mississippi, has a long history as a penitentiary. And it features as a haunted setting in Jesmyn Ward’s National Award-winning 2017 novel “Sing, Unburied, Sing.”</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 3</p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NowReadThisBookClub/" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/faceboo-logo.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/faceboo-logo.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NowReadThisBookClub/" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Join out Facebook Group</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Join us each month as we choose a book, discuss it here and take your questions for the author.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 3</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/persist-read-write-and-improve-jesmyn-ward-shares-the-best-writing-advice-shes-ever-received" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/Jesmyn-Ward-by-Beowulf-Sheehan-1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/Jesmyn-Ward-by-Beowulf-Sheehan-1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/persist-read-write-and-improve-jesmyn-ward-shares-the-best-writing-advice-shes-ever-received" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>‘Persist. Read, write, and improve.’ Jesmyn Ward shares the best writing advice she’s ever received</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Ward shares the best writer’s advice she’s ever received, her daily writing routine, and more.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 3</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/what-is-now-read-this" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/nowreadthislogo.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/nowreadthislogo.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/what-is-now-read-this" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>What is the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club?</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Your guide to Now Read This.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 3</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-sing-unburied-sing" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/bookcover.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/bookcover.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-sing-unburied-sing" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Discussion questions for ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">Questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 3</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-sing-unburied-sing" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/AdobeStock_117397261-SM.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/01/AdobeStock_117397261-SM.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/discussion-questions-for-sing-unburied-sing" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>Ask your questions for Jesmyn Ward</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">At the end of the month, Ward will take your questions on the PBS NewsHour program. Submit your questions for her.</p> </div> </article> <article class="narrative__card-sm"> <figure class="narrative__card-sm__figure"> <p class="narrative__card-sm__meta">January 3</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/new-york-times-book-review-in-sing-unburied-sing-a-haunted-road-trip-to-prison" class="narrative__card-sm__img"> <div class="narrative__card-sm__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-sm__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/smithimage.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/12/smithimage.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-sm__body"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/new-york-times-book-review-in-sing-unburied-sing-a-haunted-road-trip-to-prison" class="narrative__card-sm__title"> <span>New York Times Book Review: In ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing,’ a Haunted Road Trip to Prison</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-sm__tease">U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith reviews 'Sing, Unburied, Sing.'</p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="narrative__two-col__col"> <article class="narrative__card-md"> <figure class="narrative__card-md__figure"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/jesmyn-wards-sing-unburied-sing-is-a-ghost-story-about-the-real-struggles-of-living" class="narrative__card-md__img"> <div class="narrative__card-md__overlay"></div> <div class="narrative__card-md__img-bg lazyload" data-bg="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/10/ward1.jpg"> <img class="lazyload" src="./assets/img/placeholder.jpg" data-src="https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2017/10/ward1.jpg" alt="" /> </div> </a> </figure> <div class="narrative__card-md__body"> <p class="narrative__card-md__meta">October 27</p> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/jesmyn-wards-sing-unburied-sing-is-a-ghost-story-about-the-real-struggles-of-living" class="narrative__card-md__title"> <span>Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ is a ghost story about the real struggles of living</span> </a> <p class="narrative__card-md__tease">Jesmyn Ward joins Jeffrey Brown to talk about the fictional Mississippi town featured in her stories, as well as her own childhood home.</p> </div> </article> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="narrative__chapter-banner"></div> </section> </div> </div> <footer class="narrative__footer"> <div class="footer"> <div class="footer__flex"> <div class="footer__logo"> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/" class="footer__logo-link" title="Homepage"> <svg> <use xlink:href="#logo-inverted"></use> </svg> <span class="aria-hidden">PBS NewsHour Logo</span> </a> <p class="footer__legal">© 1996 - 2018 NewsHour Productions LLC. 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